Broiler.



B. MOGAUGHEY.

BROILBE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. a, 1908. f

914,15 'Patented Maf. 2,y 1909.

BERNARD MQCAL'GHEY, OF PAWTUUKET, RHODE ISLAND.

BROILER.

Specification of Letters Potent.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Application filed August 8, 1908. Serial No. 447,545.

To all whom y'it Imay Concern.'

Be it known that I, Benning) \'l('(.ti*o1ii;r, a citizen of the United Sintes, residing :it luwtui'liet, in the Count): ol: Providence und Stute of ltbode island, have inrenled ('erluin.

new :md useful lniproveineutri in lroilers, olE whii'h the following is n simeilirntionv My invention relaties lo broilers ond hns for ils principal objects moons: lor unil'ornlly subiec'tinpr s plurality ol' obiwts to be broiled to heut; means tor rendering the ironie rfzidily removable trom the housing; inclini; for insuringgj un :imple ('irr'ulniion ground both laws of th(` objet-ts to be broiled; und ineens l'or regxulsitinjf` the dist/amro of the leeres ol' lbe l'rume lroni eneh other.'

Other objects und advantages will be liereinnl'ter set l'orlh und eloinied.

'.o the :ibore ends esfwntinlly my invention ('on:-isls in the novel ronslruelion :rnd Qoinbintlion olE pzzrls liereinril'ter set l'orth and illustroiod in lho uct-onipnnying drowings, wherein,

Figure l, is: n. plfin oll my broiler with Cover rinsed, his'. 2, :i seetion on lino X X ol" Fipj. l. Fig', fl, :t side elevation ole the leaves und partition, pluie in open position. l-"i 1*, :rn end elevation ol the hoves or frame, fin-.l hifi. 5, o f-tel'iion on line Y ,Y oll ltlzfj. ll

lliltf retvroni'e ('liorm-lrrs ports Ifbrolipdioul. the views.

My device inz'ludes f'. lnt 'sheet metall lmso or housing l'rfnno, l, lmvingj; o, wntrnl roetztnguler nfporture, 3, und nfljztoent thereto deimnding` pioted lingers or (clips, 3. Mounted by hinges 4, to the rear upper talee ofthe bus(- is :t housing "over 5, `with un end aperture, (i, und bundle, 7. A lip, 54, upon this cover is adapted to be enliztpjed by un arin, t), pivoted lo the iront ol the l'rnine. Adjslteent one ond oll the opening. 2, upon the bese '.Lre two inlrrspuf'mf posts, l (l, with. shoulders, ll, upon their opposite inner margins seine distnmfe :tbove the bose. Fixed to the base nem' the innrgrin olI the opening opposite to the posts is :t benring comprising' :L vertical support, l2, with un opening, 13, in its end.

For use in the described or other eonveulent housing, devii'e is :l broilingf l'rumo Comprising? upper und lower lezifrrvs lil, :wd 'l`he lorlner eoniprises :L brood nntrgginnl indu-pile Illu` bund or l'rznne, l5, ross bzns, l7, :ind bundle,

1S. The lower lent". l5 has rorresnondilnf l l .J

)arts lll 2() und 2l r'esnevlivel5. "The loi humos, ol' menus l'or ivolnllv eonneetiinir the' I i 7 7 i .i b

4wird ends` ol thev leaves nre pivotollyY oonnoetvd by one or more hinge members, l prel'er lor this purpose two hinged members, 2l, 22, interspoeed from euch other, :tud euch comprising butts 01' hinge plates, 23, {'fi'orided .fith Vertieul slots, 24, lo reeeive loosely screws or pins, 25, in the frames 16 und, lSl. resulting' oblong, vertical spnee, 2G, oi'eurs between the hinges, 21X, 22.; und by vvirtue of the slots und pins 24, 25, the leaves lfl end l5 :ire permitted con-- sideruble ploy toward und :muy l'rom eneh other.

A removable partition molnber is proit itsotherendwith :t hzn'idlelll. rlhishnndle is broader thnn thehnndles. l find 2l. lhe

partition member is -lomted between thel leaves, with its projection loosel)P traversing the space 2li, behveen the hing-od members, und adopted to loosely rest in the bearing 13. lis handle, 30, being broeder thun the handles 155 :ind 2l, is looselyr supported by the shoulders, 1l, ol the posts when the broiler hunne ports fire in liorizontal position.

'l`o operol',e, the steaks sro ploeed upon. 'both sides of the pluto, 27, within the leaves, 14,'153, :1nd thel lnnidles ploeed between the ports :is above deseri'bfd. Alter subjecting the mest u sullieiont interval to the lient through opening' 2 the handles :1re slightly turned to permit their being elevated above the posts, l0, where they :tre free to lbe rotated to expose :1in op )osito side to the bent, Sinon the hinges :allow :unple ploy of tho leaves, stenlas ol' dill'erent sizes muy be inserted :1nd ample hot nir eireulotion und spftee will always exist between the steek und the lower surface of the plate, 27. The perl'oriil'ions or openings in the platte, 27, also expose the lower l'zlee ol" tho upper steak to the hot oir, thus equslixing the cooking.

The bent, pivoted fingers, 3, :1re adapted to engage the buse, l, with varied sizes'of stove openings.

Whltl claim is,

l. ln :1, broiler, the eombinntion with two leaves, ol' Ineuns l'or pivotull)T eonneeting the leaves, und u, plot(` removably mounted intermediate the leaves und eontoeting with the munieeliing` moons.

E, ln n. broiler, th(` roinbinntion with two a leaves, and a plate removably mounted intermediate' the leaves and engaging the connecting means. t

3. In a broiler, the combination with two 5 leaves, of means forpivotally connecting the leaves, and a late removably mounted intern mediate the lleaves and traversing the connecti'ng means. l

In a broiler, the combination/ with two 10 yleaves, of pivot members to which the leaves 'areconnected. at one end, and an independent 4member removaby mounted intermediate the leaves and engaged by the pivot members. 5. In a broiler, the combination with a plurality of leaves pivotally connected at one end, of an inde endent member slidably mounted interme iate the leaves.

6. In a broiler, the combination with a plurality 'of leaves pivotally connected at one end, of a partition member slidably mounted intermediate the leaves.

7. In a broiler, the combination with a plurality of leaves pivotally connected at one end, of an inde endent'plate provided with openings slidab y mounted intermediate the leaves.

8. In a broiler, the combination with two leaves, of pivot members interspaced from each other to which the leaves are connected at one end, and an independent member mounted intermediate the leaves and extending between the pivot members.

9. In a broiler, the combination with two leaves, of two pivot members inclosing a vertical o ening and to which the leaves are connectedp at one end, and an independent member mounted intermediate the leaves and traversing the o ening.

10. In a broiler, t e combination with two leaves, of two sets of hinges each set comprising a pintle and hinge plates provided with vertical slots, engaging members upon the adjacent ends of the leaves passing through the slots, and an inde endent meniber mounted intermediate the eaves and extendin between the two sets of hinges.

11. .n a'broiler, the combination with the base provided with a central opening, of a housing cover upon the base extending over the opening two leaves mounted upon the base above the opening, means for connectin the leaves at one of their respective ends,- an a plate mounted intermediate the leaves and engaging the connecting means.

` 12. In a broiler, the combination with a base provided with a central opening, of abearing upon the base adjacent one end of the opening,` a partition opening, two inters aced eaves pivotally connected at one enc inclosing the'partition plate, a projection upon the partition plate extending between the leaves and loosely mounted in the bearing and a housing cover hinged to the base and extending over the leaves. j 1 i 13. In a broiler the. combination with a late above the base provided with a central opening, of ver-"- tical posts adjacent one end o the opening, shoulders upon the inner margins of theposts intermediate their length, abearing. upon the base adjacent the opposite end of the opening, a partition plate above the opening, a handle upon one end of the partition. plate restingA upon the shoulders, two interspaced Vleaves pivotally connected at one end incloslng the partition plate, handles upon the leaves a( posts, a projectionupon the partition plate extending between the leaves and loosely resting in the bearing, and a housing cover hinged to the base and 4extending over the leaves.

apted to pass loosely between the 14. In a broden-the combination with two leaves, of two sets of hinges interspaced from each other to form an intermediate oblong opening and connecting the leaves, and an independent member mounted intermediate the leavesand extending through the oblong opening. v

I`n testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERN ARD MoCUGI-IFV 

